by Shannon Dittemore | Aug 16, 2019 | Productivity, Writing, Writing Life
This is a reprise, a post that went live on this site just about one year ago today. After talking to both Jill and Steph this week, I’ve realized we could all use these reminders once again. It’s not easy coming back to the page! Many of us are regrouping...
by Stephanie Morrill | Aug 5, 2019 | First Drafts, Mailbag, Productivity, Writing, Writing Life
“Its been about a year that I’m working on one story and I’ve just written five chapters. How do I write better and faster?” This question came to us from the Go Teen Writers website, and it’s a fantastic one. Here’s the very short...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jul 22, 2019 | The Craft of Writing, Writing Life
Last week, my three-year-old asked for chips and guacamole for lunch. You might think, “That’s not a good lunch,” but this is how cute he is, so we basically let him have whatever he wants: I pulled out avocados and Eli had a mini freak out....
by Stephanie Morrill | Jul 15, 2019 | Getting Feedback On Your Writing, Mailbag, Writing Life
I think we will all relate to this email we received at Go Teen Writers that I’ll be sharing today. Since there’s a lot worth responding to, I’m going to share a few snippets of it throughout my post so that I can take time to respond to each issue:...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jun 17, 2019 | Author Life, First Drafts, Productivity, The Craft of Writing, Writing, Writing Life
Over the last few years, I’ve seen an increasing amount of excitement about writing faster. Even aside from events like NaNoWriMo (where you write 50k in the month of November) the market is crowded with books about writing fast. I searched for “Write...
by Shannon Dittemore | Jun 14, 2019 | Creativity, Getting Published, Writing, Writing a Series, Writing Life
Most of my books start out untitled. I save the manuscripts to my computer as something bland and obvious. Angel Eyes was saved as Shield for the longest time and Broken Wings was called Book 2. My upcoming novel (which I should be able to announce NEXT WEEK, fingers...
